To be hunkering down
"The poor track record of the Treasury (and the Bank of England, for that matter) is one reason consumers and businesses do not appear to be hunkering down for a catastrophic recession next year."
(The Guardian.)
Does to be hunkering down for a catastrophic recession next year mean to be preparing themselves for a catastrophic recession next year in the sentence above?
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Yes. If a soldier literally hunkers down, he digs a hole in the ground, crouches in it, and prepares to defend himself in a desperate battle.
- Yes.
- If a soldier literally hunkers down, he digs a hole in the ground, crouches in it, and prepares to defend himself in a desperate battle.
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Yes.
If a soldier literally hunkers down, he digs a hole in the ground, crouches in it, and prepares to defend himself in a desperate battle.
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